Burial-vault.



PA'1'ENTED APR. 21, 1908.; M. L. BREWER & L. B. MILLER.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 0,1907.

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M; L. BREWER & L. B. MILLER.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30.1907

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MILLER, OFT'DENVER, COLORADO.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July so, 1907. Serial No. 386,300.

Patented. April 21, 1908.

ing impervious to moistureand air, will prevent deterioration of the body incased therein.

. The object of our invention is to provide a monolithic structure in which strength and durability are combined with cheapness and simplicity in construction and in which the 'oint between the cover and the body memer of the vault is self sealing and such as to insure imperviability to waterand air. g We attain this object by the meansillustrated in the accom anying drawings in the various views of w 'ch like parts aresimilarly designated and in which Figure 1 represents a perspective exterior view of the vault, Fig. 2 a perspective view of the metallic net work employed to reinforce the body member ofthe structure, Fig. 3 a plan view of the netting used to reinforce the cover of the device, the outline Fig, 4 a longitudinal, vertical section through the structure, Fig. 5 a horizontal section therethrough Fig. 6 a transverse section taken along the line 6 6, Fig. 4, and Fig. 7 an enlarged sectional view illustrating the means employed to seal or bond the cover upon the receptacle.

The structure consists of the body menther or receptacle 5 and the cover 6, both of which are made of a molded plastic substance such as concrete reinforced by embedded .metallic parts, the construction and arrangement of which will now be described.

The reinforcing means employed to strengthen the member 5, are illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings and consist of a net Work 7 formed of :1V plurality of intertwined metal rods which collectively, constitute a structure horresponding in shape and dimensions with the completed receptacle.

The net work 7 includes a number of equidistantly arranged rectangular-l bent, U- shaped rods 8, the upright and horizontal ortions of which are'in practice embedded in the end walls 9 and the bottom 10 of the monolithicstructure, similarly formed rods 11 arranged at right angles to the others and intended to be disposed within the side walls 1.2 and the bottom of the vault and a plurality of horizontal, rectangular frames 13 i which are interwoven with the vertical ortions of the rods 8 and 11 to maintain t 1cm in their relative .positions'and to further reinforce the side and end walls of the receptacle. Two straps 14 are embeded int-he walls 9 of the device in proximity to its upper edgeforthe pur ose of securing the eye olts' 15, theeyes 0 which project inside the body member and whose function is to's'ecure the ropes or. straps employed in lowering the dcthe a pearance of the vault, as shown in'Fig.

1 of t 1e drawings.

The cover 6 is vaulted and reinforced by a correspondingly shapednet work 17 of interwoven metal rods, illustrated in Fig. 3, and composed of a pin ality of rectangul ar-longitudinally arranged frames 18 which being of unequaldimensions, are arranged in spaced relation one within the other and are held in their relative position 3. by a tortuous rod 19, the laterally extending portions of which are intertwined with the longitudinal parts of the frames. The cover is furthermore provided. with two transversely dis )oscd straps 2O embedded at equal distances 'rom its ends and provided with e "e bolts '2] which project above its 11 per sul ace and are employed in 7 raising and owering the lid. To provide a water and air tight joint between the cover 6 and the upper edge of the receptacle 5, the latter is provided with a rabbet or channel .22 which extending from the innermost verge or margin of the said edge, out and downwardly, provides a pocket for the bonding material employed to form the seal between the two hienibers oi the device.

The outer portions of the cover which are preferably thicker than its central portion, are formed with a terminal horizontally ranging flange 23, adapted to engage the up,- per edge of the walls of the receptacle, a vertical, depending flange 251 designed to simultaneously engage the inner surface of the walls 8 and 12 below the edge formed by the channel 22, and an intermediate continuous other bonding material after which the lid (3 is lowered by the use of flexible devices secured to the eye bolts 21, until the flanges 23 and 24 are in engagement with the corresponding parts of the walls 8 and 12 and the interme' iate,"projecting, rectan ular ridge of tenon 25 has entered the channe 22.

The-bonding material in the latter, dis- Elaced by the tenon, is forced outwardly in etween the contacting surfaces of the flanges and the box, and the cement thus disposed will, when hardened, form asecure seal against-the ingress of air and moisture so that the two connected members 5 and 6 will in effect, constitute one monolithic structure.

It will'be observed that the manner of bonding above described, obviates the manual labor usually required toco'at the engagin parts of thet wo members with cement be fore or after the lid has been lowered and that, in consequence, my construction saves timle and labor while it provides a perfect sea The means employed to reinforce the vault, while simple in construction, are most effective in promoting the enduring qualities of the structure and the method of securing the lowering bolts prevents accidental withdrawal and permits their removal after the members are in lace.

Having thus escribed our invention what we claim is: I

1. In a burial vault, a body member having a continuous angularly disposed channel formed in its upper edge and a cover having an angular ridge adapted to occupy the upper part of the said channel, the angles oft 1e said channel and the said ridge being ofdis similar magnitudes' 2; In a'burial vault, a body member having a continuous channel extending downwardly and angularly from the inner verge of its u per edge, and a cover having a sur roun ing flange adapted to engage the said edge, a depending flange engaglng the inner surface of the said member below the said channel and an intermediate projection of less magnitude than the said channel adapted to occupya part thereof. 3. In a burial vault, the combination with the body member, of a cover formed of moldedplastic substance embedded therein and a net work com osed of a plurality of interconnected metal ic frames arranged in spaced relation one within the other and a tortuously bent rod connected therewith.

In testimony whereof we haveaflixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

MARION L. BREWER. LLOYD B. MILLER. Witnesses:

GEORGE W. S'IIEFLER, F. PORTER HEss. 

